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Unemployed single mother Dawn Anna Townsend (Debra Winger) is struggling to support her four kids, but catches a break when she's hired as a teacher and then meets and falls for kindhearted Bink (Alex Van). However, her lucks turns bad when it is discovered that she has a brain tumor and must face a difficult operation to have it removed. After her surgery, Dawn Anna makes a slow recovery and settles into family life with Bink and her kids -- but there is more tragedy and heartache still ahead.